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English National Ballet Giselle CASTING the classic ballet by Mary Skeaping London Coliseum Wednesday 11 – Sunday 22 January 2017 Performances at 7.30pm (mat at 2.30pm) Tickets: £14 – £79 Following the world premiere of Akram Khan’s reinterpretation of Giselle in autumn 2016, Mary Skeaping’s classic production returns to English National Ballet’s repertoire, with […]

Stanton Welch’s La Bayadère: Classical ballet meets Bollywood – international superstars heading down under for the Australian première One of Bollywood’s brightest stars, Australian born Pallavi Sharda will add a touch of Bollywood glamour to the opening night of Stanton Welch’s La Bayadère when she joins Melbourne’s glitterati for its Australian première this August. Fresh […]

STUTTGART BALLET 2013 – 2014 SEASON World premieres by Marco Goecke, Demis Volpi, Edward Clug, Katarzyna Kozielska and Louis Stiens Tour to London with appearances at Sadler’s Wells Theatre Celebrating Shakespeare with The Taming of the Shrew, Othello and Romeo and Juliet Artistic Director Reid Anderson has announced the company’s 2013-2014 Season. Highlights include the […]

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Paris Opera Ballet join The Australian Ballet’s gala line-up! The Australian Ballet are delighted to announce even more sparkling international guest artists for its 50th anniversary gala, which opens on October 31 at Arts Centre Melbourne for five performances only. The company’s actual 50th birthday is on Friday 2 November. The world-renowned Paris Opera Ballet will be […]

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Cupcakes and Conversation with Elisa Badenes, Demi-Soloist, Stuttgart Ballet I first interviewed Elisa Badenes as she graduated from The Royal Ballet School in 2009. It’s time to catch up with her again ! What motivates you at 8 a.m. on a Monday morning ? Luckily it’s more 8.30 a.m.! I’m not so much of a morning […]

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Repertoire Announced for The Ninth International Competition for The Erik Bruhn Prize Competition Judges Host Ballet Talk March 2, 2011… Karen Kain, Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, today announced the repertoire for The Ninth International Competition for The Erik Bruhn Prize which takes place Saturday, March 5, 2011 at 7:30 pm at the […]

The Erik Bruhn Prize Competitors Announced Shino Mori and Naoya Ebe Represent the National Ballet Robert Stephen Creates New Work for Choreographic Prize New! Audience Choice Award January 18, 2011… Karen Kain, Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, today announced that Corps de Ballet members Shino Mori and Naoya Ebe will represent the […]

Ballet News | Ascending stars Drawing by noomiedoodlesfashion The quite fabulous noomiedoodlesfashion very generously gave up some time to work on my brief, which was to use her fashion expertise to conjure up traditionally dressed dancers but with a fashionable twist. ‘Our ascending stars’…. follows the progress of professional dancers who have graduated this […]

I am delighted to show another specially commissioned drawing by Sarah, a naturally talented artist, to introduce this latest interview series. Sarah’s brief was to depict the dancers’ progression from student to professional, and the resulting sketch perfectly represents that transition. From Student to Star is a series of interviews featuring Graduates as they begin […]

Photo : Johan Persson If it is the case that this performance is the one that the students most look forward to throughout the year, I can say that this year the audience’s eagerness far excelled their own. The entire Graduate year has, for the third year in a row, been offered contracts with ballet […]